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DOE Announces 60% Reduction In Solar Costs By 2030

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new target to cut the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years, in addition to nearly US$128 million in funding to lower...

Integrated Ingenuity

The turmoil of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic-induced oil downturn created a starkly contrasting trajectory for oil majors. In the United States, giants ExxonMobil (Exxon) and Chevron both reported catastrophic losses of US$22.4 billion and...

Tokyo Ports Waive Entry Fee For Greener Vessels

The Tokyo metropolitan government will waive the port entry fee at Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Tokyo for ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen, as well as LNG bunkering vessels. The exemption will...

SoCalGas Targets Net Zero By 2045

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), the largest gas utility in the United States, has announced plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045. This commitment...

Ontario’s First RNG-Fueled Bus Enters Service

The City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has placed a renewable natural gas (RNG) fueled bus into service. Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is now the first public transportation authority in Ontario to use RNG to...

Here’s What Senate Bill 279 Means For The Future Of Kansas Wind Energy

Kansas Senate Bill (SB) 279 could have far reaching consequences in one of the United States’ fastest-growing wind producing states. The Kansas State Legislature has until May 15, 2021 to approve a bill that...

Wärtsilä Invests In Building Ventilation CO2 Capture Solution

Wärtsilä has upped its stake in Soletair Power, a Finnish carbon dioxide (CO2) direct air capture technology company, investing an additional €1 million. This follows Wärtsilä’s original 2019 investment in Soletair Power of €500,000....

Valero Improves Corporate Governance

Valero, one of the largest refining and marketing companies in North America, recently changed the compensation structure of its executive officers to include climate-related incentives. The company’s Compensation Committee and its board of directors...

Dresser NGS Is Now Dresser Utility Solutions

Dresser NGS, a provider of metering, electronics, instrumentation, flow control, distribution repair products, and overpressure protection devices to utility and industrial customers, is now Dresser Utility Solutions. Dresser Utility Solutions manufactures and markets engineered products...

Japan/Australia Hydrogen Supply Chain Project Hits Major Milestone

The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project has commenced Australian operations. When fully operational, the HESC Pilot Project will be a complete hydrogen supply chain, delivering liquefied hydrogen from Australia to Japan. Kawasaki...